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I had to look up the word 'dating' on Urban Dictionary because I didn't know what we were, what we are. And it said things like 'a socially acceptable form of prostitution' and 'feelings of puppy love that usually dissolve in a few weeks'. But this is not puppy love. This is not going to dissolve or fizzle out or whatever, you're not a fizzle you're a ******* fireworks display. And you turn everything in my head into this multi-coloured turbulence and I can't keep up with how much I adore you. But the thing is I don't know if your view is as good as mine. What if you're looking at something a little less beautiful. What if I'm your fizzle. What if I'm as temporary as the flame you use to light the cigarettes you find more addictive than my touch. If that's the case I'd rather I left you craving. Because if I'm your flame you're my forest fire and you're burning it all down until the only thing left standing is you. And I'll walk for miles across this carpet of ashes just to feel the softness of your skin against mine. And I'll cough and I'll splutter on toxic smoke but you'll just breathe it in because you never realised anything was even lost. You don't see me crawl you just know that I'm here, I'm here I made it I'm yours I'll always be yours because there's nothing else left. And maybe I can be content with that if only you will see that you could burn down everything and I still wouldn't put you out.
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Dec 25, 2014
Dec 25, 2014 at 12:00 AM UTC
Heartburn
I had to look up the word 'dating' on Urban Dictionary because I didn't know what we were, what we are. And it said things like 'a socially acceptable form of prostitution' and 'feelings of puppy love that usually dissolve in a few weeks'. But this is not puppy love. This is not going to dissolve or fizzle out or whatever, you're not a fizzle you're a ******* fireworks display. And you turn everything in my head into this multi-coloured turbulence and I can't keep up with how much I adore you. But the thing is I don't know if your view is as good as mine. What if you're looking at something a little less beautiful. What if I'm your fizzle. What if I'm as temporary as the flame you use to light the cigarettes you find more addictive than my touch. If that's the case I'd rather I left you craving. Because if I'm your flame you're my forest fire and you're burning it all down until the only thing left standing is you. And I'll walk for miles across this carpet of ashes just to feel the softness of your skin against mine. And I'll cough and I'll splutter on toxic smoke but you'll just breathe it in because you never realised anything was even lost. You don't see me crawl you just know that I'm here, I'm here I made it I'm yours I'll always be yours because there's nothing else left. And maybe I can be content with that if only you will see that you could burn down everything and I still wouldn't put you out.
devon-webb
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Dec 25, 2014
Dec 25, 2014 at 12:00 AM UTC
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